Football Skills

Tackling- Tackling skills are essential to carry on with the ball in one’s grip.

Shooting- A perfect shot always ends up in the goal post. Hence, the aspirants must learn the shooting skill.

Receiving- Receiving the ball is also one of the vital and technical skills to be acquired by every player, especially the goalkeepers.

Passing accuracy- The feet should always have the control and accuracy to pass the ball either to the teammates or to the strikers for a goal.

Dribbling- A good dribbler can move the ball in several directions with various pace. The skill is to trick the opponent at a smooth pace without losing the ball’s control.

Blocking- A strong attacking capacity is a basic necessity, especially for those offensive players. This is the basic skill of football that all the attacking players should practice on.

Other Skills : Be a role model for the young generation. Be focused and highly disciplined. Good listeners and able to accept constructive feedback. Be mentally prepared to cope with the pressures of competing and media interest. Be determined, especially when beginning the career. Have a competitive spirit. High level of fitness and stamina. Have a team approach. Have exceptional football talent and dedication. Have good agility and spatial responsiveness. Enthusiasm to keep improving their skills. Maintain a high level of professionalism at all times.

Job Profiles

Sports opened up a number of career opportunities for young talents in India. To become a footballer, having a talent in the chosen sport is very important. Along with talent, Strong determination and perseverance are required to reach success.

The aspirants trained in football can also find jobs in education and the media sector. The candidates can start their career at school and college level and start playing the sport at the State level, Regional level. Check below the job profiles available to the aspirants trained in football-

Footballer-One can play for a team at the regional, state or national level.The soccer player is required to practice on a regular basis and play matches at various level

Football Coach- They coordinate, instruct, motivate and organize football teams. As per the experience, qualifications, and interests, they may work with children, adults, non-professionals or professional players.

Sports Journalist- The aspirant can find a job in the media sector. The responsibility of a sports journalist will be to cover and present the news related to the industry.

Assistant Football Coach- He or she assists the Head Football Coach in promoting an appreciation of physical fitness, teamwork, and sportsmanship.

Marketing Communication Manager- He or she will be responsible for communicating City Football Group’s commercial, partner-focused, and corporate activities.

Employment Sector

Salary Offered

The salary of sportspersons completely depends on the sports game that he/she has chosen. In the sports field, the number of years of experience is not what merely matters, but also the sports person’s ability to deliver excellent performance constantly. Starting salary of the sportsperson is approx Rs. 3 Lac to Rs 5 Lac per year. An entry-level football player (1-3 years of experience) earns an average salary of ₹3,05,931. On the other end, a senior level football player with more than 8 years of experience earns an average salary of ₹5,05,526.

Scope

Football is getting nationwide attention and is gaining momentum with the start of the Indian Super League. It has started some huge changes in Indian football. Nowadays, many youngsters are getting chances to play football, grass-roots level courses are also started across India. Times have changed, and so has the perception of football and other sports. The career in football is not only restricted to the sports industry and opens opportunities in the advertising, media and education sectors.

Biggest prize money in sports worldwide in 2019

The statistic reveals the sports events with highest prize money pool worldwide in 2019. The UEFA Champions League had the highest prize money pool at 1.3 billion U.S. dollars as of 2019.

In a tournament UEFA champions league had the highest prize money

Winner €19,000,000
Runner-up €15,000,000.
Semifinalists €12,000,000 .
Quarterfinalists €10,500,000 .
Round of 16 €9,500,000 .
Group match draw €900,000.
Group match victory €2,700,000.
Group stage €15,250,000.
Third qualifying round €480,000.
Second qualifying round €380,000.
First qualifying round €280,000
Preliminary round €230,000.

For a single match EFL CHAMPISHIP play off winner get around 170 million euro over the next 3 years and its is the richest game in sports world -EFL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF